Which fish food is best.

[Jimmie]

When the spring comes around I intend to get some Silver Perch fingerlings.
Please give me some pointers on how they should be fed. I assume that pellets are the easy to go, but is there any other ways of feeding them?
Jim

[Starburster]

Jimmie,
I keep barramundi and we've just started supplementing their diet with live food - mealworms, earthworms, crickets etc.
Silver perch, from what I know, will pretty much eat anything including food s****s. I guess the only problem with that is feeding them too much and the food sinking and rotting on the bottom of the tank.
I find that floating feed works best for us because we can see exactly how much food the fish are eating. Although I've currently run out of floating pellets so I've been feeding them the sinking ones and they're eating well. So that's the pro of using the floating pellets... knowing exactly how much they're eating. It's also easy to retrieve any uneaten food if they stop eating.
Anyone else have any thoughts?
Brooke

[GaryD]

Hi Jimmie,

Two of the most promising alternative fish foods are duckweed and Black Soldier Fly larvae.

You'll find an article on duckweed in Practical Aquaponics #2 and you can expect an article on BSF larvae in Issue #3.

Gary

[Jonty]

Gary,
Talking about the BSF for feed, I was wondering when the next emag is about to hit. It's nearly the end of July. (Hint Murray!) Know your busy but want to know more on BSF.
Regards
Jonty

[GaryD]

Hi Jonty,

Talking about the BSF for feed, I was wondering when the next emag is about to hit.

It's Murray's fault.

Gary

[anniefish]

Hi Jonty,


It's Murray's fault.

Gary

Onyah Murray!

[Murray]

Sorry, I have a lot on at the moment, so many Kits to build for people....I will have to get onto the last few pages of the Newsletter tonight.

[anniefish]

Thanks Murray, I'm sure there is a lot more to the set up than we can imagine. We just can't wait for the next one, so please excuse us for our impatience.
Anniefish

[Jonty]

Murray,
I think you need to visit Gary's place and tear up his organisational blame chart.
Regards
Jonty

[GaryD]

Hi,

The good thing about collaborative partnerships is that you have someone to blame when the fingers start pointing.

Seriously, Murray is really busy. Hurry Murray!

Gary